Chapter Thirteen

The Dauntless believe Pride is more important than reason or sense. But I think, in order to be functional, you have to have both, otherwise you will never think about your actions and you'll just be ruthless; which isn't what Dauntless "wants."

Tris is very clever and stands up to Peter's stupid remarks. Tris actually throws better than most people there, but Al isn't doing well at all. Eric is in a bad mood so when he notices Al, he tells him to get his knives while the others are still throwing. He honestly bursts out that he's scared of getting hit in the head with a knife. So he makes him stand in front of a target until he doesn't flinch. Tris tells them to stop then says,

"It doesn't prove anything except that you're bullying us. Which, as I recall is a sign of cowardice."

She ends up taking his spot and flinches the first time, but the second she's determined. Four is purposely missing but then nicks her ear, she doesn't flinch though...

Chapter Twelve

Tris and Four have this whole Flirtationship because they keep awkwardly staring and Tris's training get's distracted by him too often. I love this Romance thing in the novel, it makes it just that more special.

The Dauntless Initiates are woken up and told to get clothes on, they're going to go play Capture the Flag. That actually seems kind of fun and not dangerous at all! But then, they hand out guns... At first I thought that they were real guns, but it turns out they were just paintball guns.(: The teams are picked by Eric and Four and one team will be let off the train, then the next, ten minutes after. They can hide their flag wherever they want and whoever team captures the other teams flag, wins.

This picture gets the point across and makes me laugh.(:

"Shockingly," Tris gets picked first but honestly, anybody reading the book could tell that that was going to happen. By the team picks, she can tell that Four is smarter and Eric is ruthless. They are the opposites of Dauntless. Tris notices that the other girls of initiates flirt with Four but he doesn't respond any. Her team is arguing about how to divide up and how to keep the flag safe, so Tris just ignores all of them and starts climbing a Ferris wheel to see higher ground. Four decides to follow her and they keep climbing. Tris about falls and that's when Four leaves her??? I was freaking out, I thought he turned and was going to leave her to die because she's Divergent. But then it turns out he had a brilliant idea and he gets her down safely.(:

Meanwhile, Tris found where the other team is and leads all the initiates there but right as she's about to take it, Cristina takes it from her and says she's had enough for today. They end up winning. Everyone is very happy with Tris and really impressed. After all, she is just a little girl from Abnegation right?...

"If my entire life is like this, loud laughter and bold action and the kind of exhaustion you feel after a hard but satisfying day, I will be content."

Chapter Eleven

Tris is constantly having dreams about being Divergent and having Peter like scare her into admitting it and then she ends up dying. Most of the time dreams are your subconscious trying to tell you something, but hers seem pretty straight forward...

The Dauntless initiates are taking a field trip to scope out the jobs that they could choose in the future. While she's there Tris runs into Robert from Abnegation and talks to him for a few minutes. It seems really weird because they chose completely new lives and if they had both chosen Abnegation then they would have probably gotten married and had children together. It just seems crazy how one decision completely changed  the whole events of their lives... Could that possibly happen in our lives?

Four tells Tris that she could be a really good fighter as long as she attacked them first. He also told her earlier to use her elbows and knees for extra strength and power. She brings up the last time she fought and how he walked out because it was "boring." He tells her that's not the truth and she asks why. He responds by saying, "It's not something I wanted to see." He totally likes her!<3

"Maybe there's a little Abnegation in everybody, even if they don't know it."

Chapter Ten

Tris keeps having strange dreams and I can relate completely. I have weird dreams all the time that I vividly remember. Like just last night I had a dream that I became really good friends with this girl that represented I think a puppy because she had like really deep brown hair and super blue eyes, but it's just amazing how some people remember their dreams so clearly like Tris and I do, while others don't ever remember.

This represents dreams and how crazy and unknown they can be.

Tris is constantly getting picked on, but I don't understand why. It took the most bravery for her to switch factions. People from Candor switch all the time so no one should give her crap for picking who she really is.

Tris has to go against Peter for the fight. Peter is the other enemy from Candor that s best friends with Molly and Drew. Tris is losing badly and that's when Four leaves the room. Tris gets beat so bad that she winds up in a hospital. Al comes to visit Tris and I'm starting to wonder if Al kinda likes her? And I feel that he's using her as an outlet to the pain he's feeling because he's having a hard time adjusting to the Dauntless way of life.

"Maybe they take turns throwing knives at each others heads- it wouldn't surprise me."

Chapter Nine

"It's impossible to have a friendship when no one feels like they can accept help or even talk about themselves." 

Tris lucks out and doesn't have to fight anyone on the first day. Tris doesn't like how Al and Will have to fight each other, even though they are in a way friends. Al ends up winning but it takes a very long time. Then Cristina goes against Molly, their enemy from Candor. After a brutal beating Cristina says she's done and gets ready to get off the rink. Eric forces Cristina to hang over the ledge to excuse her cowardice. She stays strong except the last minute she almost gives out. She finally makes it and Al pulls her back over.

"Human reason can excuse any evil, that is why it's so important that we don't rely on it."

Chapter Eight

Tris started off in training as weak and is getting a little stronger. She completely loves the rush and the chaos of it all. To me personally, I love chaos but only in small amounts. After awhile I'd need to go back to the simple life because being chaotic all the time, doesn't give you any downtime to reflect on anything; which is something that I can't live without.

Candor usually just says whatever is on their mind and never hold anything back. This surprises me because I'm supposed to be Candor but I always over think everything I do; this includes about what I say. Candor and Amity are against each other because Candor values telling the truth no matter what, while Amity will keep their mouth shut in order to keep waters calm. This also surprises me because I know that in some aspects I act like Amity, yet I'm Candor so I feel like I'm at war with myself...

Four is totally flirting with Tris! He's talking about how she "looks good" and like putting his hand on her arm.(:

Cristina, Al, Will, and Tris are all going to get tattoo's and Tris decides to get something actually meaningful. She wants something that represents leaving her past behind, or leaving Abnegation behind. She decides to get a tattoo of ravens from her collarbone leading to her heart. Three ravens, one for each  family member she left behind.

" Politeness is deception in pretty packaging."

Chapter Seven

The Dauntless travel to their headquarters which happen to be underground, Tris feels really close to the earth; I understand where she's coming from because we all have that one place in our lives that we feel completely safe or one with the earth. Mine happens to be when I'm alone by a a lake or a stream. For some reason I believe this has to do with the fact that I'm Pisces and were supposed to be people that are very comfortable with water. Where's your "special" place?

"Special Place"

Tris begins to wonder why so many of the transfer initiates are from candor, but then she mentions that they're very curious, loud-mouths, that ask to many questions.

"It must require bravery to be honest all the time. I wouldn't know."

When they continue the tour, I learn that Dauntless is completely different from Abnegation. They all speak their minds and it's loud all the time, no one seems reserved ever. Tris really enjoys all the chaos around her. They soon arrive at The Pit and someone makes a joke. I laughed so hard because we have The Pit at our school!(:

The river is split between two areas. One side is the chaotic, thrashing side while the other, is calm and subtle. This is a big symbol in the Dauntless world, Eric explains that the two sides represent the difference between bravery and idiocy. I thought that it was put beautifully.

Tris describes Eric as terrifying and she doesn't ever want him to look at her. Eric is one of the five Dauntless leaders who is very young. But age doesn't matter to the Dauntless.

Initiation is very serious, after the tour, they lead them to their combined room and tell them that the rankings are for finding a job after initiation and that only the top ten initiates are made members. If you are not in the top 10 then you become factionless, a great fear of Tris's. 

"If you really are one of us, it won't matter to you that you might fail. And if it does, you are a coward."

Almost all the initiates cry themselves to sleep that night... I'd have to say I would too.